Clinical skills
Practice guidelines
UpToDate is designed to answer clinical questions that arise in daily practice. It covers 10,000 clinical topics and:
- Perinatal practice guidelines
- Practice guidelines
- Patient information sheets
- Drugs & drug interaction databases
- Medical calculators
- Pictures, charts, movies, illustrations
SA Health Practice Guidelines
SA Health have released a range of practice guidelines, here
Government resources
Information and resources for pregnant women and health care professionals about pregnancy and services in South Australia.
Information and resources for parents and carers of young people.
Information on maternity services for pregnant women and those planning pregnancy, and for health care professionals.
Provided on behalf of the Australian Government and operated by HealthDirect - includes information, services and health promotion materials for during pregnancy.
SA Health has a number of fact sheets and resources, including:
Information and resources on a range of services and topics to help new parents before, during and after having a baby. Includes immunisation register, MoneySmart tips and parental leave pay.
Support groups and services - Consumer information
Run by Pregnancy, Birth & Baby, the helpline is a phone and online service for pregnant women and new parents of a baby up to 12 months of age. Available 24/7.
Created by a group of Australia's leading early childhood agencies. Aims to provide information on parenting from pregnancy and beyond. Includes step-by-step guides to essential baby care skills (breastfeeding, bathing, changing nappies). Includes information on miscarriage and stillbirth.
Australian Breastfeeding Association
Australia's leading authority on breastfeeding that aims to provide breastfeeding support, advocacy, education resources and much more.
Australian-based online guide to pregnancy and birth.
A number of information resources that are designed to assist women in communicating with their health care providers and make informed decisions about their maternity care.
Information on midwifery care, pre-conception care, pregnancy, birth, waterbirth, homebirth, postnatal care and breastfeeding.
An Australian organisation who aims to provide support after miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death.
Certified Australian Doulas who can provide non-medical support to parents during pregnancy.
Provides training and education for those involved in maternity care.
Apps for clinical calculations
A list of free apps for medical and statistical calculations, as suggested by the Australian EBP Librarian's Institutute.
- Calculate (QxMD)QxMD Calculate features over 150 calculators and decision support tools, grouped by specialty.
- CliniCalcSearch for a variety of calculations and save your favourites.
- MedscapeIncludes 129 medical calculators covering formulas, scales, and classifications. Also features a variety of extra features, including: Drug Reference, Drug Interaction Checker and Disease & Condition Reference.
- Unit ConverterConvert units of measurement such as speeds, temperatures, time, weight and distances, between metric and imperial systems.
A list of free apps for medical and statistical calculations, as suggested by the Australian EBP Librarian's Institutute.
- MedscapeIncludes 129 medical calculators covering formulas, scales, and classifications. Also features a variety of extra features, including: Drug Reference, Drug Interaction Checker and Disease & Condition Reference.
- Unit ConverterConvert units of measurement such as speeds, temperatures, time, weight and distances, between metric and imperial systems.